SKOPJE 2025
EUROPEAN YOUTH OLYMPIC FESTIVAL
SKOPJE 2025
The European Youth Olympic Festival (EYOF) serves as a vital stepping stone for young Irish athletes, providing their first taste of a major multisport event. Since 1991, Team Ireland has claimed 81 medals at the EYOF, and this platform has helped nurture talents who have gone on to excel at the highest level.
Surrounded by nearly 4,000 participants from 48 nations, our athletes will gain early exposure to the dynamics of a large-scale multisport competition. They will experience an environment that mirrors the complexity, excitement, and high standards of senior international events.
Being part of a team that navigates ceremony protocols, accreditation procedures, and village living conditions helps Irish athletes and staff understand the organisational aspects that come with elite-level multi-sport competitions.
For coaches and support staff, the environment will help tailor their guidance, refine development strategies, and identify the competencies and traits that will shape these athletes’ futures. A collective growth will help broaden the pool of people with the experience required to guide future generations toward success at the senior Olympic Games.
Nomination Policies
The nomination policies for EYOF Skopje 2025 have been published – read about them here: EYOF 2025 Nomination Policies
Note: The Nomination Policy for Table Tennis was amended on 18 March 2025 following the decision by the EOC to adjust the age category from 2009–2010 to 2009–2011.
More Information
You can find out more information about Skopje 2025 from the event website: https://skopje2025.sporteurope.org/
And don’t forget to check back here regularly for updates from Team Ireland.
TEAM IRELAND NEWS
In The News – 28th July
Historic Firsts and Podium Finishes Across Surfing, Athletics, Cycling & Hockey Golden Waves: McDaid Makes Irish Surfing History It was a moment for the ages in Santa Cruz as Gearóid McDaid became the first Irish surfer to win gold at the European Surfing Championships. Riding clean and confident in challenging conditions, McDaid dominated the men’s [...]
ALLIANZ FLAGBEARERS NAMED FOR TEAM IRELAND AT THE CLOSING CEREMONY OF EUROPEAN YOUTH OLYMPIC FESTIVAL
The Allianz Flagbearers for Team Ireland at the Closing Ceremony of the European Youth Olympic Festival (EYOF) have been named as Peadar Sheridan (Table Tennis) and Faye McDonnell (Basketball). The multi-sport Games featuring athletes aged between 14-17 is a key learning point on the pathway of young athletes, and takes place every second year. This [...]
MEDAL ALERT: GOLD MEDAL FOR CHESTER ENRÍQUEZ ON THE VAULT AT EUROPEAN YOUTH OLYMPIC FESTIVAL
Historic gold for Origin gymnast on final day of action in Skopje 2025 In an historic moment for Team Ireland today at the European Youth Olympic Festival, when gymnast Chester Enríquez won not only Ireland’s first gold medal at these Games, but the first gymnastics gold medal for Team Ireland ever. Added to his bronze [...]
IRISH RECORD FALLS FOR MEDLEY RELAY IN EYOF
In temperatures reaching over 40 degrees, the Todor Proeski National Arena enjoyed scorching performances from the Girls’ Medley Relay this evening, with Team Ireland qualifying for tomorrow’s final with the third fastest qualifying time. Also in action was Hammer Thrower Thomas Williams who threw a season’s best throw of 73.07 to finish just outside [...]
DOUBLE MEDAL MORNING FOR TEAM IRELAND ON DAY FOUR OF THE EUROPEAN YOUTH OLYMPIC FESTIVAL
Team Ireland athletes Ellis McHugh and Joe Burke won two bronze medals within 30 minutes of each other this morning (Friday) at the European Olympic Festival (EYOF) in Skopje. Competing in the Girls’ 400m hurdles, McHugh cruised up the final straight in third place in this morning’s final, with a time of 59.25. Half an [...]
CHESTER ENRIQUEZ WINS BRONZE FOR TEAM IRELAND ON DAY FOUR OF THE EUROPEAN YOUTH OLYMPIC FESTIVAL
Medal on Floor brings Irish medal count to 5 in Skopje Team Ireland’s Chester Enriquez won the third Irish medal of the day, with a phenomenal bronze medal in the Boys’ Floor exercise at the European Olympic Festival (EYOF). Going into the competition, the Origin Gymnastics athlete was ranked 7th, and his clean routine [...]
BUSY DAY FOR TEAM IRELAND ON DAY FOUR OF THE EUROPEAN YOUTH OLYMPIC FESTIVAL
It was a busy morning for Team Ireland at the European Olympic Festival (EYOF) in Skopje, with seven sports fielding Irish representation today. All cyclists were in action in a fast paced and aggressive road race. Joe Burke advanced to the final of the Boys’ 200m sprint on the track, and the basketball 3x3 team [...]
TOP PERFORMANCES ON DAY THREE OF THE EUROPEAN YOUTH OLYMPIC FESTIVAL
On a quieter day of competition for Team Ireland at the European Youth Olympic Festival (EYOF) in Skopje, athletes continued to deliver top-class performances, with highlights including Galwegians Matthew Newell and Conor Penney finishing fourth and sixth respectively in the finals of the Race Walk and High Jump. Belfast’s Caleb McGreevy stormed through a stacked [...]
MAEVE KYLE RIP
With great sadness, the Olympic Federation of Ireland today (23 July) learned of the passing of Irish Olympian and trailblazer for women’s sport, Maeve Kyle, at the age of 96. Born in Kilkenny in 1928, and educated in Dublin at Alexandra College and Trinity College, Kyle (nėe Shankey) was a formidable multi-sport athlete who [...]
MORE SUCCESS FOR TEAM IRELAND IN SECOND DAY OF ACTION AT EUROPEAN YOUTH OLYMPIC FESTIVAL
Skopje sun scorches at EYOF with action across seven sports Team Ireland enjoyed continued success on Day Two of competition at the European Youth Olympic Festival (EYOF) in Skopje. Following Erin Friel’s sensational bronze medal performance this morning in the Girls’ 400m, Irish athletes continued to shine across seven sports. Despite scorching conditions reaching [...]